Humble Karate instructor charged with indecency with a child

JENNIFER SUMMER

Published 10:30 am, Thursday, April 10, 2014

The owner of an Humble Karate school has been charged with two counts of indecency with a child after Humble Police Detectives determined he allegedly touched a female teen inappropriately at his karate studio.

Andres Gonzalez, 42, has been charged with two felony counts of indecency with a child. The charges were officially filed April 8.

Gonzalez is one of the owners of GTSD Karate located in Humble where the incident took place.

The Humble Police Department began investigating allegations of inappropriate touching after the victim told her mother that she did not want to go back to karate anymore because she did not feel comfortable there.

It was at that point the victim began to cry and tell her mother that Gonzalez had allegedly touched her. The victim’s mother took her to a counselor where they could speak about the incident and find out more information about what happened.

According to court documents provided by the Harris County District Clerk’s office, the incident happened March 10, 2014 when Gonzalez allegedly placed his hand under her clothes and onto her right breast. The victim moved her arm prompting Gonzalez to remove his hand. The victim also told detectives that Gonzalez put his hand underneath the shorts and underwear.

“The victim stated that Gonzalez stopped when a volunteer entered into the room so she got up and left,” the court documents read.

That volunteer told Humble Police Detectives that Gonzalez and the victim were alone in a separate room from where the other children were taken to play dodgeball in the studio’s big workout room.

“The volunteer remembered that he thought it was strange that the victim didn’t play dodgeball with them,” the court documents read.

The victim also talked about other incidents such as a trip to Disney where Gonzalez had allegedly touched her.

According to the court documents, “Gonzalez voluntarily came to the Humble Police Department for an interview where he stated that he didn’t intentionally touch anyone on the breast but admitted it could have happened accidentally.

“When Humble Police Detectives asked Gonzalez further questions about inappropriate touching, he refused to answer any other questions and ended the interview.”

Gonzalez appeared before a judge in a Harris County Court Room April 9 and has since bonded out of jail on a $30,000 bond.

Gonzalez has been ordered by the courts to have no contact with anyone under the age of 18 and no contact with the victim. He is set to appear in court May 14.